GS I›E-5.4.1›SC/ST/OBC policy — reservation, protection laws

SC/ST/OBC policy — reservation, protection laws

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Exam Strategy

UPSC tests constitutional articles (15, 16, 17), landmark Supreme Court judgments (Mandal Commission, Indra Sawhney case), and recent policy changes (creamy layer, EWS reservation). Questions focus on numerical limits, eligibility criteria, and overlap between categories rather than policy rationale.

High-yield hooks
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50% ceiling for SC/ST/OBC reservations in public employment

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Creamy layer exclusion—income threshold for OBC eligibility

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Mandal Commission (1989)—27% OBC reservation benchmark

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Article 16(4)—constitutional basis for job reservation

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EWS 10% reservation—non-overlapping with SC/ST/OBC

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